Semantic Aspects of the Concept of Justification
from Part I - Justification
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2020
This chapter explores the difficulties in moving from concepts of righteousness and justification shaped by a Hebraic understanding of divine faithfulness to secular Roman and Greek concepts of justice. Particular attention is paid to the Latin translations of the Old Testament, which served as the basis for theological reflection for the Latin-speaking western church from late classical antiquity to the close of the Middle Ages. At multiple points, difficulties were encountered in rendering the rich theological meaning of the Hebrew term sedaqa by the Latin term iustitia.
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